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leg (EN)
noun

noun “leg”

Singular leg, Plural legs
  1. the part of the body used by animals and humans to stand, walk, or run
    The cat stretched its legs before leaping onto the windowsill.
  2. the part of clothing that covers the leg
    She spilled coffee on the legs of her new white pants.
  3. the part of an object that supports it from the ground
    The table wobbled because one of its legs was shorter than the others.
  4. a section or phase of a journey or race
    The marathon's toughest leg was the steep climb near the end, pushing runners to their limits.
  5. in sports, a single event within a larger competition
    Barcelona won the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, putting them in a strong position for the return match.
  6. in geometry, the side of a right triangle that is not the longest side
    In a right triangle, the length of each leg can be used to calculate the hypotenuse using the Pythagorean theorem.
  7. in geometry, one of the two sides of an isosceles triangle that have the same length
    In an isosceles triangle, both legs are of the same length, creating two equal angles at the base.